It was over just as quickly as it started with the Southern
University football team dominating much smaller Clark Atlanta from the kickoff
in Saturday night's 53-0 blowout.

It only took the Jaguars two plays from scrimmage to secure
a lead without ever taking an offensive snap as senior cornerback Jonathan Mack
took an interception to the house for a quick touchdown.

The pick-six would be all Southern needed on the evening to
secure the program's first winning season since 2009, and on the team's senior
night, nonetheless.

Senior quarterback Dray Joseph capped off his final
performance in A.W. Mumford Stadium by becoming Southern's all-time leading
passer with 8,145 yards on a quick slant route to his favorite target, senior wide
receiver Lee Doss.

Joseph posted 105 yards and one touchdown on 9-of-12 passing
Saturday -- a number stifled by Southern coach Dawson Odums' decision to sit
Joseph in favor of backup quarterback Wynton Perro for most of the second half.

Sophomore running back Lenard Tillery had no issues moving
through the outsized Panthers defensive front as he galloped his way to a team-leading
117 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries -- the first time all season the
Jaguars produced a 100-yard rusher.

Tillery's night was also cut short as freshman running back
Kylum Favorite received the bulk of the carries in the second half, racking up
108 yards and three touchdowns on eight touches.

Doss lead the team in receiving with three catches for 61
yards and a touchdown.

Southern now turns its attention to Grambling when the
Jaguars take on the Tigers in the annual Bayou Classic in the Mercedes-Benz
Superdome in New Orleans in two weeks.

The rivalry doesn't hold as much importance as years past,
as Grambling enters the contest with a solitary victory while Southern looks
ahead to a SWAC Championship matchup with Jackson State on Dec. 7.

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